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At the ongoing 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal, the Japan Ministry of Environment, the Keidanren Committee on Nature Conservation, UNDP, and other partners have announced the launch of the fourth phase of the Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative with funding to total an expected one billion Japanese yen in six years.
The Satoyama Initiative was introduced at the CBD COP10 in Nagoya, Japan, as a global effort to contribute and achieve the vision of “societies in harmony with nature,” through integrated approaches for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes around the world.
As the flagship programme of the Satoyama Initiative, Community Development and Knowledge Management started in 2011 to promote sustainable use of biodiversity and natural resources with local communities.
Between 2011 and 2018, the phases one and two of the programme supported over 200 related community-based projects in 20 countries.
